I watched a review on YouTube, where the complete cable was blamed, so I immediately ordered a replacement. I ordered in vain - I did not hear any difference. Complete good and very long. Records very well. I hear in it how a cat is doing its own thing, which my own ear does not hear) the cardioid diagram works - I wrote without a sound trap, it’s normal, it doesn’t catch in an ordinary apartment :) Before that, there was an AKG P120 USB - after it, a leap for the better is felt. I don’t use noise reduction in Adobe Audition at all now - there are no noises of my own (however, for AKG there could be their own reasons for noise: motherboard interference, microphone damage - I don’t pretend to be true) With a cashback and a promotion, it came out around 8k in the new year 2022-2023, I would be afraid to take it for the current amount :)